Helping high-potential talent thrive in tech careers.

As part of our commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce, the Adobe Digital Academy offers nontraditional candidates the education and experience they need to launch successful careers in user experience (UX) design, AI, data science and web development. We work closely with local nonprofits to source candidates, education partners to train candidates and our engineering teams to grow candidates’ careers. The program emphasizes mentorship, having a growth mindset and fostering a sense of belonging.

The Adobe Digital Academy is a two-part program based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Salt Lake City area and Austin, Texas.

News & Notes

Applicants and nonprofits: The next round of applications opens September 1, with applications due November 20. Apply directly through our education partner. Education training will start late January 2020, with the potential for an apprenticeship in May 2020.

Part 1: Immersive training with exceptional partners

Adobe Digital Academy scholarships provide students with UX design or web development training through trusted education partners. These partners provide ongoing feedback on student performance, and they help inform the apprentice placement process. Throughout the program, we focus heavily on providing community support and teaching growth mindset principles — both of which we’ve found crucial for student success.

Austin and San Francisco Bay Area

This pioneer in education and career transformation offers our students training in user experience design and web development. The 10-week user experience course provides an introduction to UX with a focus on information architecture. The 12-week web development course includes training in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ruby on Rails, Node, and SQL.

Part 2: Technical apprenticeships with our engineering and design teams

Depending on feedback from our education partners, Adobe Digital Academy students are eligible to be considered for a three-month apprenticeship program with a team at Adobe. They get hands-on job experience, ongoing feedback, mentorship and peer support. High performers have the opportunity to be hired full-time. Developing a growth mindset and fostering a sense of community are fundamental to the program.

“You learn so much in a short amount of time at the development boot camp, and then once you’re at Adobe you realize there is so much more to learn. There is a really good support system for learning new technologies and the team trusts me to experiment and explore.”